I can testify to that. In UE mode, if you're not holding left or right when you kick the bomb, it's a normal kick. If you ARE holding either left or right, you'll kick it as far as you would have if you had picked up the

.
It's nice to be able to sort of "turn on and off" the

effect when you want, but it still takes some getting used to, especially if you're jumping in a direction but don't want to

-kick a bomb. Nimble fingers and a light touch are needed.